The sky isn't falling at Disney, but it seems like the bottom is falling out. Stock troubles. Executive troubles. Board troubles. Pixar ("Finding Nemo," "Toy Story") bolting. So there's a lot riding on "Chicken Little," the studio's first foray into computer animation since Pixar left. Unfortunately, the strain shows. Read the full review
After Chicken Little mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky, his name is mud in his hometown and he struggles to restore his reputation. He joins the local baseball team and manages to smack a championship-winning homerun. But no sooner has Chicken Little redeemed himself then he is conked on the head one more time. And this time the sky really is falling!
Director: Mark Dindal
Starring: Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Joan Cusack, Steve Zahn, Don Knotts
Run time: 81 minutes
Release date: Nov. 4, 2005
Rating: G
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C-
"It's difficult to shake off the impression that the House of Mouse, in doing away with their traditional 2-D animation department, has traded its royal heritage ... for a group of smart-alecky Looney Tunes wannabes."
Middletown Journal: B+
"Disney's computer animation cannot match the finesse of Pixar, but the Mouse House still has some tricks up its sleeve."
The Palm Beach Post: B
"... a comic take on War of the Worlds — by way of King Kong, M. Night Shyamalan's Signs and E.T., all mixed to a Motown beat."
The Palm Beach Post "Flick Chick"
"...neither the big honking failure that naysayers predicted it would be nor the majestic groundbreaking triumph that the Mighty Mouse's spin-meisters will likely proclaim it."
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